It was a good run, but Oak Ridge unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 14-1 to the Valle Catholic Warriors. Oak Ridge was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the eight games prior) but Valle Catholic's pitchers proved too tough.
For Valle Catholic's part, Abreeana Zipprich made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Zipprich was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Adelyn Weiler was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Makayla Joggerst, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Oak Ridge's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-5. As for Valle Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Oak Ridge will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Ste. Genevieve at 4:30 p.m. As for Valle Catholic, they will head out on the road to square off against Scott City at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the matchup having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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